Mothercare Plc : Director/PDMR Shareholding

1 June 2017

Mothercare plc 

Director/PDMR shareholdings

Mothercare plc has been notified that on 31 May 2017:

Alan Parker, Chairman, purchased 100,000 ordinary shares of 50p each in the Company at a price of 120.25p per share;

Tea Colaianni, non-executive director and John Wyatt, a PCA, purchased 40,000 ordinary shares of 50p each in the Company at a price of 121p per share; and

Richard Rivers, senior independent non-executive director, sold 20,900 ordinary shares of 50p each in the Company at a price of 120p per share from the Richard Rivers Trust and purchased 20,900 ordinary shares of 50p each at price of 120.18p per share and, in addition, Mr Rivers purchased 60,000 ordinary shares of 50p each at a price of 121p per share. 

Further details of the notifications as required under Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation are set out below:

Mothercare plc (the "Company")
Transaction notification

1.

Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA") / other Restricted Persons

a)

Name

Alan Parker

b)

Position / status

Chairman

c)

Initial notification / amendment

Initial notification

2.

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument

Ordinary shares of 50p each

b)

Nature of the transaction

Acquisition

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
120.25p per share	100,000

d)

Aggregated information

• Aggregated volume
• Price

N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

2017-05-31

(yyyy-mm-date)

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange

1.

Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA") / other Restricted Persons

a)

Name

Tea Colaianni and John Wyatt (PCA)

b)

Position / status

Non-executive director

c)

Initial notification / amendment

Initial notification

2.

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument

Ordinary shares of 50p each

b)

Nature of the transaction

Acquisition

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
121p per share	40,000

d)

Aggregated information

• Aggregated volume
• Price

N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

2017-05-31

(yyyy-mm-date)

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange

1.

Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA") / other Restricted Persons

a)

Name

Richard Rivers

b)

Position / status

SID

c)

Initial notification / amendment

Initial notification

2.

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument

Ordinary shares of 50p each

b)

Nature of the transaction

Sale

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
120p per share	20,900

d)

Aggregated information

• Aggregated volume
• Price

N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

2017-05-31

(yyyy-mm-date)

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange

Transaction 2

1.

Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA") / other Restricted Persons

a)

Name

Richard Rivers

b)

Position / status

SID

c)

Initial notification / amendment

Initial notification

2.

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument

Ordinary shares of 50p each

b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
120.18p per share	16,525

Purchased for Mr Rivers' ISA

d)

Aggregated information

• Aggregated volume
• Price

N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

2017-05-31

(yyyy-mm-date)

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange

Transaction 3

1.

Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA") / other Restricted Persons

a)

Name

Richard Rivers

b)

Position / status

SID

c)

Initial notification / amendment

Initial notification

2.

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument

Ordinary shares of 50p each

b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
120.18p per share	4,375
121p per share	60,000

Purchased for Mr Rivers General Account

d)

Aggregated information

• Aggregated volume
• Price

N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

2017-05-31

(yyyy-mm-date)

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange

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